Central Ward
Brisbane Metro is a high-frequency public transport system that will cut travel times, reduce Central Business District (CBD) bus congestion and improve services to the suburbs. With two metro routes operating every three minutes in peak periods, Brisbane Metro will deliver a network of turn-up-and-go services [...]
Brisbane City Council has received more than 6,000 submissions on congestion, parking, safety and connectivity as part of a comprehensive traffic study in Teneriffe, Newstead and New Farm. The study has identified key issues [...]
Youth Employability Program Do you know someone aged 17-25 who is looking to boost their job prospects? Council’s 2018 Youth Employability Program offers young people opportunities to develop their employment skills. The pilot scheme will focus on different topics to help participants realise their potential in the workplace, [...]
New Farm Park is blooming marvelous and set to continue to be so for years to come as we announce works to further enhance the New Farm Park rose gardens will start the week commencing 23 April 2018, weather permitting. The New Farm Park rose gardens project forms part of the Lord Mayor’s [...]
Wickham Park Spring Hill I am pleased to announce works to further enhance Wickham Park in Spring Hill will start in late April 2018, weather permitting. This project forms part of the Wickham Park Precinct Plan, which aims to guide the improvement, maintenance and management of the parks, connecting spaces and heritage sites [...]
Be part of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and join in a once-in-a-generation event at Festival 2018 in Brisbane. Festival 2018 is a free arts and cultural program celebrating and showcasing Brisbane and its stories through performance, visual arts and music from 4-15 April 2018. Festival 2018 extends from South Bank across to the [...]
New riverwalk to transform garden’s edge Along with Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner I have unveiled plans for a new Riverwalk alongside the City Botanic Gardens, that will complete a missing link in a popular pedestrian and cyclist route between the CBD and South Bank. Cr Schrinner said the new Riverwalk would allow thousands [...]
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and I are pleased to announce that our BrisAsia 2018 Festival program has just been released. Our support for this unique arts, craft, and food festival grows and is the centrepiece of our program of city-wide events this Chinese Lunar New Year – The Year of The Dog. Now [...]
With Infrastructure Chairman Cr Cooper at the site for the new on-ramp to the ICB Having a connected, flexible and sustainable transport network means we can easily commute to work, conduct business, access lifestyle and leisure opportunities, and visit family and friends, and is fundamental to maintaining our high quality of life. That’s why we are committed to making [...]
Public and Active Transport Chairman Adrian Schrinner has today announced that the New Farm Park Ferry Terminal is set to benefit from an upgrade to improve accessibility and boost capacity. The terminal upgrade is part of a $52 million investment by Council to continue delivering Australia’s most modern public transport along the [...]
